My wife and I have been to the same holiday destination several times, but three times the name of the country was different. In 1979 it was called Yugoslavia; in 1991 it became Macedonia, and since 2019 the country has been called North Macedonia. Which is the same...
Clermont-Ferrand is the capital of the former French region of Auvergne and the main town of the Puy-de-Dôme department, but also the birthplace of Blaise Pascal (1623–1662). He was born in Clermont-Ferrand 400 years ago, and his anniversary year is being celebrated on a grand scale...
The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896. Inspired by the initiatives conceived by Pierre de Coubertin. In 2021, the Olympic Games turned 125 years old. If the Games had not been organized a year later, it would not have been...
Finally, we get to participate in a major tournament again. We have had to wait seven years. The last time was the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. There we finished 3rd by beating Brazil 3-0 under coach Louis van Gaal....
We are continuing with the corona blogs, as a lot has happened since the last blog on December 15 (Christmas Story). As of January 23, 2021, we are dealing with the introduction of the curfew. That means that everyone between 9:00 PM...
My top 3 world events of 2020 look like this: 1. Corona, and the resulting overload on medical care; 2. Terrorist attacks; and tied for third place: Brexit and Trump's US election saga. But er...
We were so excited to see the world's biggest sporting event during the 2020 summer holidays: the Tokyo Olympic Games. Approximately 10.000 athletes from around 200 countries were set to participate. As is known, the Games in Tokyo are being hosted by...
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